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The Sr. Manager of Demand Planning leads the team responsible for managing the Beverage Sales Forecast in accordance with Niagara’s organizational objectives and sales/service goals. They are responsible for collaborating with different functional teams (such as sales, planning, manufacturing), customers, and marketing along with statistical model management to develop an informed Tactical Forecast (short term) and Strategic Forecast (Sales Goal) across the company. The Sr. Manager of Demand Planning is also responsible for helping mature and improve the beverage forecasting process through evolving technology requirements and enhanced stakeholder alignment. In addition, this role is accountable for reporting and goal setting related to the sales forecast and accuracy.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the demand planning team to reconcile statistical calculations, historic trends, sales feedback, new business information, and market updates to generate the best possible short-term and long term Sales Forecast for Niagara
Monitor and report department leaders on important changes in regional or category trends, customer plans or business strategies that could affect Niagara Sales Forecast Short and Long term
Facilitate sales team interaction with other departments to address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner to guarantee product availability
Provide insight to sales team related to their performance on forecast accuracy
Provide insight to sales team related to their performance compared to the organization sales goal
Develop customer forecast collaboration initiatives to better capture upcoming trends and changes in short and long term Sales Forecast
Identify and drive opportunities for continuous improvement in demand planning processes
Develop and maintain market insights and competitive intelligence data
Facilitate tools to the demand planning team to guarantee a constant validation of data maintained in forecasting tools
Maintain a constant Technology search
25% on average travels 1 week out of the month
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications: 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
6 Years – Experience in Position
4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain or other related field
Nice to have:
Preferred Qualifications: 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
10+ Years – Experience working in Position
6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
Preferred: Master's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain or other related field
Preferred: Six-Sigma
What we offer:
Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
Paid parental and caregiver leaves
Medical, including virtual care options
Dental
Vision
401(k) with company match
Health Savings Account with company match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities